![]() ![]() Unfortunately for Minerva, the potion had made her a slave to Circe and her schemes. The spell also allowed her to take on a human appearance while still being in full possession of her Cheetah powers. ![]() Whereas before she had worn a suit and was not totally in control while in Cheetah form, now she was totally transformed and remained in complete control. He gave her a potion that transformed her permanently into the Cheetah. While in prison, still wracked with pain, Minerva was approached by a messenger of Circe. Minerva survived the destruction of the city and was taken into custody. Diana defeated her, and Chuma was killed by the Amazons. Becoming Cheetah once more, she killed the queen and got into a fierce battle with Wonder Woman in the midst of an all out assault by the rogue Amazons. He guessed that the god was jealous of divided loyalties he perceived in Minerva and proclaimed that the only way she would be healed was to kill both Diana and the queen of Bana-Mighdall. Chuma arrived and found his mistress at death's door. The plant from which an ingredient was gathered for the ritual transformation began to die. When Minerva reverted to human form, she was worse off than ever. Leaving a trail of bodies in her wake, Cheetah found the city of Bana-Mighdall, home of the rogue Amazons. Knowing that Diana would soon figure out that she and Cheetah were one and the same, she left Chuma to poison the princess while she left for Africa. Once the Lasso was in her possession, Minerva became obsessed with the history of it. Following the Invasion! crisis, Minerva used two Khunds to steal the Lasso from Diana. Still inexperienced at fighting such a powerful adversary, Diana might have lost if not for the intervention of her friend, Dr. Since she failed to gain it as Barbara Minerva, she tried to seize it by force as Cheetah. She coveted the lariat and tried to trick Diana into losing it but to no avail. Wonder WomanĪfter Wonder Woman made her debut in Boston, Minerva learned of the Golden Lasso that Diana wielded. Only on the night of the full moon, when she became Cheetah, was she strong again. Hence, rather than grant her youth and vitality, after the transformation she became weak and frail. The sacrifice had called for a virgin and Minerva did not qualify. Unfortunately, there was an unforseen side effect to the transformation. After the slaughter, she reverted to human form and took Chuma with her back to England. With the ritual complete, Minerva was transformed into Cheetah and slaughtered all the invaders. Even as Chuma worked tirelessly, the invaders who had destroyed the temple were returning. After she killed him and drank his blood, the ritual began. Leavens, who had returned just long enough to free them from the cave-in and forfeit his life. When Chuma explained there must be a sacrifice, Minerva murdered Dr. Minerva demanded the ritual be done to her so she could have her chance at power and immortality. She had been centuries old at the time of her death. The ritual, which could only be performed on the full moon and required a blood sacrifice, would have restored the woman's youth as well. The two were buried within the cave that was the temple to the god Urzkartaga by a grenade blast.Ĭhuma explained that the ritual would have turned the old woman into a cheetah god. Before the ritual could be completed, outsiders attacked the village, slaughtering everyone but Chuma, who was saved by Minerva. The ritual had been intended to restore to health the ailing woman who was regarded as an avatar for their cheetah god. One of the other members of their team was sacrificed by the high priest, Chuma. The two of them found the lost city while it was in the midst of a ritual. Tom Leavens, escaped by diving in a river. Deep within the jungle, her team was betrayed by their guides and ambushed by the Urzkartagans. She was searching for the legendary lost city of the Urzkartagan tribe. Born as the heiress of a vast fortune in the ancient family site in Nottinghamshire, her life would change dramatically following an expedition she led into a dense African jungle. ![]()
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